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Article on vertical farming

Posted 29 July 2010 - 4:44pm by Frédéric Morand

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/jul/29/vertical-farms-urban-food
 
A must-read for anyone interested in vertical farming:
Are vertical farms the future of urban food? in The Guardian, 29 July 2010
 

Visite KIK (La pépinière)

Posted 28 July 2010 - 2:06pm by teresa

La dernière semaine de juillet le thème des journées chez KIK (Ket in Kuregem) est 'les
animaux bizarres'. On a reçu la visite des kleuters (18 enfants entre 3 ans et 6 ans) le mardi 27/07 de
14h jusqu'à 16h. Les enfants se sont amusés avec les différents habitants bizarres de notre jardin.

 

 

Open Source Thinking

Posted 23 July 2010 - 10:51am by sambo

p2p Fundation
P2P-FUNDATION study the impact of Peer to Peer technology and thought on society.
You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete" - Buckminster Fuller
Never doubt that a small group of committed citizens can change the world. - Margaret Mead
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Forwardfund

City of good government

Posted 22 July 2010 - 4:19pm by sambo

In the Meeting Room of the Town Hall of Siena (Italy) you can see an amazing set of frescoes by Ambrogio Lorenzetti known as the Cities of Good and Bad Government. The relationship of the city to the countryside in this most impressive image relating to the allegory of “good government” is one of interaction and a reciprocal, or mutual identification through the juxtaposition of environment and a counter environment. You can see the country-side from the city, and from the fields and hills the city stands out as a powerful presence in the landscape!

Colture/Culture: interface between Policy, Science & Art within the Urban Sustainable Environment

Posted 22 July 2010 - 4:14pm by sambo

Foam - "grow your own world"
FoAM is a transdisciplinary laboratory and a research group based in Bruxelles and committed to developing a holistic culture by actively propagating resilient cultural forms. FoAM's members include artists, gardeners, cooks, technologists, designers, writers and scientists from all walks of life.
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Amasté

Glocal Platforms and Organizations for Sustainable Urban and Rural Development

Posted 22 July 2010 - 3:17pm by sambo

Euro Cities 
EUROCITIES is the network of major European cities.
They bring together the local governments of more than 140 large cities in over 30 European countries.
Their aim is to shape the opinions of stakeholders in Brussels to ultimately shift legislation in a way that helps city governments address the EU's strategic challenges at the local level. A large part of their work is aimed at reinforcing the role and place that local government should have in a multi-level governance structure.
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Urbact

Carolyn Steel: How food shapes our cities

Posted 22 July 2010 - 2:23pm by sambo

Watch the Video of Carolyn Steel: how food shapes our cities
Every day, in a city the size of London, 30 million meals are served.
But where does all the food come from? Architect Carolyn Steel discusses the daily miracle of feeding a city, and shows how ancient food routes shaped the modern world.
Food is a shared necessity -- but also a shared way of thinking, argues Carolyn Steel. Looking at food networks offers an unusual and illuminating way to explore how cities evolved.
Without a reliable food supply, even the most modern city would collapse quickly. And most people today eat food of whose provenance they are unaware.

Les toits verts de Montréal : ça paousse !

Posted 11 July 2010 - 1:09pm by Frédéric Morand

http://www.bastamag.net/article1094.html
Un article (merci Annick) très informatif sur les toits potagers de Montréal. Les initiatives décrites sont exemplaires en matière de formation, recherche et soutien pratique à l'agriculture populaire.
Publié par Basta!, projet de média alternatif de l'agence française d'informations sur les luttes environnementales et sociales, dont la lecture apparaît pertinente pour Eco Innovation.
 

Urban Agriculture Distance Learning Resources

Posted 7 July 2010 - 6:00am by sambo

E-Learning on Urban Agriculture
In response to an increasing demand for training in urban agriculture, RUAF (Resource Centre on Urban Agriculture and Food security), ETC-Urban Agriculture and the Ryerson University’s G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education and Centre for Studies in Food Security have developed the following portfolio of distance education courses on urban agriculture:

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